Kate Middleton Returns With a Bang

There were very few Kate Middleton sightings this summer as the Duchess spent the season on maternity leave after Princess Charlotte's birth. But with the new season already comes MUCH more KMidd. This morning, she visited the Anna Freud Centre, a children's mental health center in London, marking her official return to public duty.

And she was dressed for fall in a houndstooth Ralph Lauren dress:

Which featured a rather daring slit in the front (at least, daring on the Duchess scale...):

The new bangs were also on full display. Here they are, at rest:

Framing her face, artfully:

And being blown by the wind, Beyoncé-style:

Let's all pause a moment to take it all in:

So wild and free. 

Inside the center, there was more fun to be had. Kate did cardio in heels:

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Like a true queen (to-be).

And played a fancy NeuroTracker game, which involved wearing these amazing shades:

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That grin! So much joy.

WELCOME BACK, KATE. We missed you!!